In New York, you will find "MASA" said to be the most expensive sushi restaurant in America. That's the kind of story I was hearing. But what about the owner, Masayoshi Takayama? What kind of person is he? What kind of background does he have? Almost nothing came up even after I…

After working as an executive chef at a branch of the famous French restaurant Hermitage de Tamura in Karuizawa, he turned from his career in French cuisine to learn Japanese cooking through working at Ryugin. He was sent to Hong Kong as the executive chef of its first overseas …

On the 15th January 1985, Mr. Tanaka Kazuyuki was born in Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture. Once he took it in to his mind, he does it. He realized his career in France with his strong will and his aggressive mind. He started to work as a trainee at the restaurant where he pushe…

Born in Reims in 1975. After the untimely demise of his father in 2002, he inherited and maintained a traditional and formal auberge with his tight-knit family. The chef with a lot of love for Champagne has achieved a feat of acquiring three stars his restaurant in the auberge i…

In the Komagata district of Tokyo, near Asakusa, Chef Yuichiro Watanabe opened the restaurant "Nabeno-Ism" in 2016 on the banks of the river, in a place where you can admire the fireworks of the Sumida River right before your eyes. Mr. Watanabe worked for 21 years at the restaur…

This man fixes his eyes on the customer with a sharp stare, extends his middle and index finger and serves the freshly made piece of sushi with panache. Once featured on the cover of gourmet magazine Buono, Teru Sushi’s owner Takayoshi Watanabe may be a familiar face for many. L…

Tokyo’s Ginza neighborhood is well-known for its fiercely competitive bar scene, and it’s no surprise that it served as a fitting proving ground for Hisashi Kishi’s unique and highly acclaimed establishment, STAR BAR. In 1996 at age 31 Kishi rose to the top of the internationa…

D.O.M is a regular feature on Latin America’s Best Restaurants. The owner of this two-star Michelin restaurant is Alex Atala, one of the leading chefs in South America. Atala celebrated his 50th birthday last June and we took the opportunity to speak with him.

When opening the door of the entrance on the first floor, there is a wide open-air of space. As I descended down the stairs, I imagined the great food that would be prepared in this gorgeous and stylish place and it excited me. This interview is about the long established "L’Osi…

The Musket Room in Nolita, New York, invites visitors inside to rustic yet contemporary space. Rough brickwork and dark timbers are brightened with floor-to-ceiling windows, overlooking an intimate kitchen garden – rare in this part of the city. It is here that New Zealand-…